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Source Description
Relief shown pictorially.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
cj82kz02v
label
Nigritarum regio
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
cj82kz02v
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Nigritarum regio
description
Relief shown pictorially.
date
["[1662?]"]
year
1662
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
Latin
identifierLocal
06_01_010015
creators
Blaeu, Joan, 1596-1673
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Africa, West--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Africa
West Africa
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Amstelaedami [Amsterdam]
publisher
Joannes Blaeu
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
14.533
schema:longitude
-2.316
extent
1 map ; 38 x 57 cm.
notes
Relief shown pictorially.
Map includes decorative title and scale statement cartouches with native figures and local fauna. Map interior displays three elephants.
Verso is blank.
Covers west Africa from Tropic of Cancer southward.
Place names in Latin and Portuguese.
Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Part of composite portfolio atlas with title "Collection of old maps."
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no
dcId
cj82kz02v
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
08a43e21c5da2f53